| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SAMOAN | |
| Islander, say, cut short protest (6) | SA(y) + MOAN | |
| 4 | SPANGLES | |
| Special fishes with shiny spots (8) | SP + ANGLES | |
| 9 | TASTE | |
| Small serving of polenta steamed, perhaps? (5) | polenTA STEamed | |
| 10 | CARBONARA | |
| English banger, say, available in bar, served with a sauce (9) | CAR + (ON in BAR) + A | |
| 11 | AVIATOR | |
| One who flies through to river south of Australia’s capital (7) | (VIA + TO + R) after (A)ustralia | |
| 12 | ALLAYED | |
| Put down vote for splitting up all traders at the centre (7) | AYE inside [ALL + tra(D)ers] | |
| 13 | KEEP | |
| Last to look the other way (4) | PEEK reversed | |
| 14 | ASSESSED | |
| Valued pack animal scattered seeds (8) | ASS + anagram of SEEDS | |
| 17 | SACRISTY | |
| Christ sacrificing much ultimately in, say, part of church (8) | [CHRIST minus muc(H)] inside SAY | |
| 19 | BLUE | |
| Argument is blasted in speech (4) | Sounds like BLEW | |
| 22 | EASTMAN | |
| Mates sorted out an American photographic pioneer (7) | Anagram of MATES + AN | |
| 24 | AMUSING | |
| A reflection is delightful (7) | A + MUSING | |
| 25 | ELUCIDATE | |
| Explain cryptic clue, one written by partner (9) | Anagram of CLUE + I +DATE | |
| 26 | HONDA | |
| Car-maker had changed around reflection of number (5) | Anagram of HAD outside (ON reversed) | |
| 27 | TETHERED | |
| Broken teeth, a light colour, should be secured? (8) | Anagram of TEETH + RED | |
| 28 | ARDENT | |
| Study in creative works is passionate (6) | DEN inside ART | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SETBACKS | |
| Snags customers primarily carried in woven baskets (8) | (C)ustomers inside anagram of BASKETS | |
| 2 | MUSHINESS | |
| Sentimentality stands out in upset tot (9) | SHINES inside (SUM reversed) | |
| 3 | AGENTS | |
| Sales reps not losing heart in a long time (6) | N(o)T inside AGES | |
| 5 | PERMANENT WAVE | |
| Do look for every adult event organised outside WA (9,4) | PER + MAN + (anagram of EVENT outside WA) | |
| 6 | NOODLES | |
| Pasta, lots, offered after starter from Napoli (7) | OODLES after (N)apoli | |
| 7 | LEAFY | |
| Green meadow finally cleared out? (5) | LEA + F(inall)Y | |
| 8 | SHANDY | |
| Nitrogen discovered in cool drink (6) | N inside SHADY | |
| 10 | CHRISTIAN NAME | |
| Man brought up in China tries changing given title (9,4) | MAN reversed inside anagram of CHINA TRIES | |
| 15 | DALLIANCE | |
| Every single one in dance is flirting (9) | (ALL + I) inside DANCE | |
| 16 | SERGEANT | |
| Sort of anger contained by hardened officer (8) | Anagram of ANGER inside SET | |
| 18 | COMBINE | |
| Show up carrying a few bottles of wine put together (7) | COME outside BIN | |
| 20 | RESENT | |
| Take exception to vacated site included in lease? (6) | S(it)E inside RENT | |
| 21 | PUSHER | |
| Pressure maintained by escort’s drug dealer (6) | P + USHER | |
| 23 | SHUNT | |
| Deliberately avoid time switch (5) | SHUN + T |
